Golden (population 629) is located in western Illinois in the northeast corner of Adams County. Il.
Route 94 is the main drag through town and connects it to U.S. Route 24 four miles to the south. Golden is located about
20 miles northeast of Quincy. The At & St Railroad lays its tracks through Golden and a branch of the South
Fork of Bear Creek also babbles into Golden.

The town was platted in 1855 and originally called LaBuda. Shortly afterward the name was changed
to Keokuk Junction. Residents soon found it a problem when several items of mail were forwarded to Keokuk, Iowa. The
town name was then changed to Golden. A great site to read about the town and school history can be found
at the following web address: http://www.rootsweb.com/~iladams/franken/neweastfriesland.html .

The school system was set into motion shortly after the town's establishment. The high school was
established in the late 1800s. It was a strong school with great community backing. The school lasted for approximately
six decades. Sometime between 1951 and 1955 the Camp Point Central School District was established. Golden is now a
part of that school district however it is not clear as to the exact year they joined forces. The first year
listed for any sport on the IHSA web site (www.ihsa.org) for Camp Point Central High is boys baseball in 1955. The last year mentioned for Golden High School is in boys basketball
for the 1950-51 season.

Golden High School - Original Building 1896

Courtesy of Lois Allen

Golden School Bell Memorial - "1898 - 1975"

Pictured at the bottom of this page is the Golden Central Middle School. It is built
on the grounds where the original high school building, built in 1896 and demolished in 1956, once stood.

Golden High School excelled in boys basketball. It is probable that the school also offered baseball and track.
Basketball however is the only sport gaining attention on the IHSA web site. If you have any further information on
the Golden HS athletic program please write and share it with us.

Boys Basketball

One ten year period proved to be "golden" at Golden High School. From 1938 to 1947 the Golden High
School boys won 7 of the 10 District titles they challenged for. Included in this was a run
a four consective championships from 1938 to 1941. Was it the coaching, a great run of competitive athletes, or a combination
of both? The years of the District Championships are listed below however the records and coaches names are not
available.

Scores involving Golden High School were located on a website titled "Illinois High School Postseason Basketball Scores"
found at the following web address: https://sites.google.com/site/xtmi2000/

*Possibly the last game played by Golden High School. No further scores were located on the Illinois Postseason High
School Basketball Scores website.

Memories

From Lois Musick Allen (Class of 1945):

"The picture on the web site is of a grade school which replaced the high school. It was built on the same site, and
I have a brick from the original building. I have a picture of the high school taken soon after it was built in 1896
and a picture which I took in 1941. By that time an addition had been built on to the back side and enlarged the building
considerably. My four years in high school coincided with World War II, and school trips were restricted and we bought
war bonds and collected scrap metal for the war effort. Thanks for bringing back so many good memories."

Searching for More Information

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